Cleveland’s Alla Boara To Release Live Album
The Cleveland group Alla Boara creates modern arrangements of Italian folk music built around the voice of Amanda Powell and the eclectic compositions of drummer Anthony Taddeo. The group is “breathing new possibilities into timeless stories while weaving in limitless and unexpected musical flavors,” as it’s put in a press release about the band’s new…
Cleveland’s Last Gasp to Play Release Party on January 13 at No Class
Last Gasp singer Ryan Hardwick started playing in bands when he was still in middle school. But seeing the Misfits and Earth Crisis share a bill at the now-shuttered Flying Machine in Lorain Country in the late ’90s left a major impression on him. “I saw the Misfits show when I was my son’s age,”…
Less Than a Year After Releasing His Debut Album, Cleveland’s Cardio Returns with New LP
Just about a year ago, Benjamin Rosolowski, who records and performs as Cardio, released his new album, The Source, a stirring collection of rock-inspired electronic music. Not one to rest on his musical laurels, the Cleveland DJ has already written and recorded a new LP, Beautiful Static. It comes out on Friday, Jan. 26, and…
A Cleveland Music Mystery Solved: Meet Deadly Earnest and the Honky Tonk Heroes
A few weeks after Scene posted a bat signal for anyone with leads on the singer to a mystery Cleveland song taped off the radio in the early 1980s, Dave Richards pushed play on YouTube. Related The song—whose proper name and songwriter had beguiled the internet—piqued something in Richards, a 66-year-old retired musician living with…
First Look: Never Say Dive, Opening in Old Brooklyn on Friday, Jan. 5
After 12 months of blood, sweat and tears, the team behind Never Say Dive in Old Brooklyn finally is ready to show off all their hard work. Last January, Eric Ho, Dan Watson, Tommy Shaffner and John Hagerty took possession of the former Steelyard Tavern. This Friday, January 5, Never Say Dive (4497 Broadview Rd.)…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Jan. 4-7)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 01/04 Free Weekend with Melted Strawberry/Blind Joel Wallace/Robbie Alan and the Loveshack The Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights launches a free weekend of shows with this bill featuring regional acts. The music begins at…
Melt Bar and Grilled Has Closed its Avon Location
Not long after shuttering restaurants in Canton and Dayton, Melt owner Matt Fish and his partners have announced that they are pulling the plug on Avon. The location at The Market in Avon (35546 Detroit Rd.) closed this week. “Navigating the restaurant industry in the post-pandemic world with growing economic issues is becoming more and more difficult,” Fish…
The Berea Depot Has Closed
The Berea Depot (30 Depot St.), a longtime institution in the southern suburb, has closed. The restaurant, opened by Lynn McLaughlin in 2017, announced on social media that it would not reopen following a holiday break. “It is with heavy heart and much sadness that The Berea Depot has decided not to reopen. We would like…
Cleveland Expands Local Air Quality Monitoring Program
The City of Cleveland wants new community air advisers to help expand air monitoring in historically redlined neighborhoods. Christina Yoka, chief of air pollution outreach for the Cleveland Department of Public Health, said children in the city’s predominantly Black communities — a “C”-shaped area known as the Cleveland Crescent — have higher rates of asthma…
Stow Municipal Court Will No Longer Charge Drivers $100 to Appeal Tickets
After a months long battle led by a Washington, D.C.-based law firm, Stow Municipal Court agreed in late December to eliminate its mandatory $100 fee for drivers contesting traffic violations. The Institute of Justice, which has also argued against such fees in New York, Delaware and Illinois, said drivers busted speeding through Peninsula or the…
Collision Bend Production Facility in Euclid to Open Taproom Friday, Jan. 5
Two years ago, Collision Bend Brewing (1250 Old River Rd., 216-273-7879) announced plans to open an off-site production facility to take some brewing pressure off the Flats-based brewpub. The goal was to move top retail sellers like C-Town IPA, Hope Flows Kolsch and the best-selling Pale Wheat Ale Lake Erie Sunset to an off-site facility, which…
First Look: Banter, Opening January 2024 in Gordon Square
When Matthew Stipe closed the original Banter in Detroit Shoreway back in 2020, he vowed to return, ideally in the very same neighborhood. Two years later, he announced that he had found that spot in the former home of Minh Anh in Gordon Square, which had closed the previous year. “When we wanted to reopen,…
Smokin’ Q’s in Mayfield to Close, Casual Italian Concept From Carl Quagliata and Zachary Ladner to Open in its Place
This Saturday, December 30, will be the last day of service for Smokin Q’s (718 SOM Ctr. Rd., 440-646-0429), the Texas-style barbecue restaurant from the team of Carl Quagliata and Zachary Ladner. This summer, the business passed the six-year mark. But the news isn’t all grim; the chefs, partners in Giovanni’s, Paloma, Tutto Carne and…
First Look: Gogi En Korean BBQ, Opening Friday Dec. 29 in Solon
This summer, the team behind Sushi En restaurants in Cleveland, Columbus and Twinsburg took over the Solon property long home to Akira Sushi and Hibachi. The former hibachi restaurant was the ideal starting point for their next project — a Korean BBQ concept — because of the existing hood systems installed throughout the dining room. On Friday, Dec. 29,…
Michael Herschman Has Closed Mojo in Cleveland Heights
Mojo, the restaurant that began life in Tremont 25 years ago and was revived in Cleveland Heights in 2020, has closed. The last day of service was Saturday December 23. Attempts to reach chef and owner Michael Herschman for comment have been unsuccessful. In 2010, Herschman began his stint as executive chef at Lopez on…
BorderLight Theatre Festival Seeking Artist Submissions for 2024
Slated to return to Playhouse Square in July, the BorderLight Theatre Festival showcases emerging companies in theatre, dance, circus, immersive experiences, puppetry, street theatre, spoken word and stand-up comedy. Currently, BorderLight organizers are accepting applications from artists who wish to participate in the 2024 festival. The deadline to apply is Feb. 4. One of the…
Ohio CEOs Made Less in 2022. They Still Got Hundreds of Times More Than the Median Worker
Worker pay was up and CEO compensation was down last year in Ohio. Even so, most of the state’s largest publicly traded companies paid their top executives at least 200 times as much as they paid their median worker, according to Policy Matters Ohio’s annual report on CEO compensation. It said the yawning pay gap…
Future of Offshore Wind in Lake Erie in Flux as Icebreaker Project Shelved
Offshore wind development in the Great Lakes region has had a turbulent history and faced many challenges. Initially considered a promising location for offshore wind because of consistent winds and potential economic benefits, the Great Lakes have faced numerous setbacks. Recently, the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation made the decision to indefinitely halt the Icebreaker…
An Advocacy Group Labeled KeyBank the Worst Lender For Black Homebuyers. The Bank Says It’s Changed
In November, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, a housing advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., released a data report lambasting KeyBank for failing on a longstanding promise to pursue social and racial equity. The financial institution, the group said, had “betrayed” Black homeowners in search of a loan. The report, written by researcher and former…
Study Critical of Appointed Attorney Process in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. Children accused of crimes have the right to an attorney, just like adults. A new report raises questions about whether all…
What’s Out/In for Cleveland as 2024 Arrives
A quick, half-baked trend-check for Cleveland as 2023 closes out and we welcome 2024, because when we turn the calendar, we turn the calendar. Subscribe to Cleveland Scene newsletters. Follow us: Apple News | Google News | NewsBreak | Reddit | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Or sign up for our RSS Feed
Ex-Wife’s Deposition to Focus on Celebrezze, Dottore Relationship
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. A deposition in a lawsuit against Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze could intensify the spotlight on the judge…
This Week in Cleveland Food News: A Look at the Year in Cleveland Food News
As we turn the calendar to 2024, we’ve rounded up our year-end coverage all in one place to help get you through the holiday slog, as well as some recent news you might have missed. – We said goodbye to too many places in 2023. – But we also said hello to a ton of…
Lost Your License in Ohio Due to Debt? A New State Bill Might Fix That
This article was published in partnership with News 5 and The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. Theresa Smith never knew she was driving with a suspended license until she tried renewing her vehicle registration…
Las Vegas Police Seek Ohio’s Help Solving 1979 Murder
In a significant development following a 44-year investigation, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s (LVMPD) cold case section has identified a female homicide victim as Gwenn Marie Story, a Cincinnati native. According to a LVMPD news release, Story’s body was found on August 14, 1979 by a passerby walking through an open field, once the…
Anonymously Funded Group Stokes Local Opposition to Ohio Solar Project
An anonymously funded group is spreading misinformation about a rural Ohio solar project, according to project backers and others who reviewed claims made at a recent event. Knox Smart Development was incorporated last month by Jared Yost, a Mount Vernon resident and opponent of the planned 120 megawatt Frasier Solar project. Three weeks later, on…
A New Artist Boarding House in Cleveland Will Offer Cheap Rooms for Gigging Musicians
It was sometime when Jason Hamad was traveling the West in his campervan when he thought of the idea for No Surf House. He had, in 2011, traded a career in politics in New York City for the life of an itinerant music journalist, and spent most of his mid-thirties writing up interviews with LA…
Cuyahoga County Public Library’s Most Borrowed Books of 2023
What were your neighbors across the county reading this year? Some good stuff, some fluff, some big names and some bigger names, generally. The Cuyahoga County Public Library this week shared its most popular titles from 2023 across fiction and non-fiction, and Northeast Ohio read (whether in print or on an ebook) and listened to…
TubaChristmas and the Rest of the Festive Holiday Classical Music to Catch This Week
There’s still time to celebrate the holidays with these classical music events. – Silver Bells: a carillon festival in University Circle will waft daily 30-minute concerts of music from the 47 bells in the McGaffin Tower. You can listen via live stream as well. Here are the performers who will play (at 12:15 noon unless…
15 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland Through New Year’s Eve
WED 12/20 Ryan Humbert Holiday Extravaganza In previous years, this series put together by local singer-songwriter Ryan Humbert has included a genre-crossing range of holiday music, including big band, rock ‘n’ roll, bluegrass, and more. For this, the final Holiday Extravaganza, the show will return to the main stage of the Akron Civic Theater tonight…
At Retro Burger and Pizzeria DiLauro, Quality Ingredients and Impressive Technique Are Producing Something Special
Behind every “overnight sensation” is a couple like Adam and Tiffany DiLauro, who lie awake at night obsessing over the smallest of details. Since opening in 2021, Pizzeria DiLauro in Bainbridge has grown from a friendly neighborhood pizza shop to a multi-concept destination that has people lining up for a taste of whatever the DiLauros…
